Budapest vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Budapest Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1185
$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$1859
🏠 One person rent
$589
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$1010
$634
🍽️ Food expenses
$362
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$372
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
18 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
92
26
😀 Quality of life
80
24
🏙️ Population
1.69M
2.44M

The cost of living in Budapest is 55% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 4643rd and 6597th ($1185 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Hungary and Cameroon, respectively. Check Hungary vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Budapest compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Budapest ranked 1st best city to live in Hungary vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 551st and 8641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Budapest vs Yaounde

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Budapest Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.94
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.68
$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1093
$1050
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$799
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.9
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$73
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.5%
6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4116
$2008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2686
$675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.27
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$20.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.9
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.68
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$4.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$8.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.1
$1.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.59
$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.2
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$448
$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11060
$1615

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Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Budafok-Teteny
$960
16 km or 9.8 mi Erd
$849
16 km or 10 mi Dunakeszi
$1018
17 km or 11 mi Szigetszentmiklos
$901
27 km or 17 mi Godollo
$992
32 km or 20 mi Vac
$876
49 km or 31 mi Tatabanya
$910
58 km or 36 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
58 km or 36 mi Dunaujvaros
$770
67 km or 42 mi Cegled
$849
74 km or 46 mi Komarno
$1067
82 km or 51 mi Kecskemet
$953
84 km or 52 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
86 km or 53 mi Salgotarjan
$879
86 km or 53 mi Levice
$898
93 km or 58 mi Szolnok
$712
96 km or 59 mi Veszprem
$883
104 km or 65 mi Lucenec
$1166
107 km or 67 mi Gyor
$788
109 km or 68 mi Eger
$864
115 km or 72 mi Nitra
$1062
121 km or 75 mi Zvolen
$1574
123 km or 76 mi Ozd
$879
130 km or 81 mi Szekszard
$780
138 km or 86 mi Banska Bystrica
$1103
139 km or 86 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
145 km or 90 mi Prievidza
$952
146 km or 91 mi Trnava
$1197
146 km or 91 mi Miskolc
$784
146 km or 91 mi Baja
$761
150 km or 93 mi Piestany
$935
153 km or 95 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$837
158 km or 98 mi Kaposvar
$745
160 km or 99 mi Petrzalka
$1234
161 km or 100 mi Bratislava
$1307
163 km or 101 mi Subotica
$797
163 km or 101 mi Szeged
$860
170 km or 106 mi Pecs
$851
172 km or 107 mi Trencin
$1150
174 km or 108 mi Martin
$1090

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1368
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$794
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$933
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$655
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$710
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$714
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1201
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$812
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$374
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$666
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$702
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$488
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$638
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$906
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$651
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1686
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$469
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$846
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$1036
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$659
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$724
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$878
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$886
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$879
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$537
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1262
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$757
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$616
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$735
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$531
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$658
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$518
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$635
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$701
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$681
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$492
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$787
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$810
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$377
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$774